Eyes Stop Growing At 40?

Until now, scientists believed the development of the mind visual-processing heart stopped in the first years of existence. However this perception is challenged by a new research, rather suggesting that eyesight develops until mid-life. This could have an important impact on individuals with amblyopia, that’s an eye condition that causes what’s generally recognized as a “lazy-eye.” A research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, shows that that human eyesight usually takes longer to produce than formerly believed.

A group of scientists led by Kathryn Murphy, a professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Conduct at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, attempted to to to look at the evolution of the major visual cortex in the mind by examining the post-mortem brain tissue of 30 individuals, ranging in age from 20 days to 80 years.

Until now, the accepted view has been that in the first years of existence, the maturation of the primary visual cortex is accomplished in people. This conventional perception was based on studies of the way the synapses are formed, as well as connections inside the cortex and between the cortex and other brain areas happen.